16 November 2007 ~ 2 Comments

Does Emotion Have a Place in Poker

From The Cards Speak: “The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray, and the advantage of science is that it is not emotional.” –Oscar Wilde Main Entry: emotion Function: noun Etymology: Middle French, from emouvoir to stir up, from Old French esmovoir, from Latin emovEre to remove, displace, from e- + movEre [...]

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07 November 2007 ~ 2 Comments

Poker Mastery Stages: Novelty, Mastery, Denial, & Acceptance

“He who has a hundred miles to walk should reckon ninety as half the journey.” -Japanese Proverb A long time ago, a good friend of mine explained his theory of the development cycle that everyone must go through when learning a new task. I didn’t really buy it at the time, but as I gained [...]

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